Number 2: Texas Water Safari

I love the water. I always have. I could probably put an excellent team together and do pretty decent! “They don’t call the Texas Water Safari The World’s Toughest Canoe Race’ for nothing. In addition to the length, the challenges include whitewater rapids, multiple portages, and the relentless, soul-sapping Texas heat. Competitors have four days and four hours to paddle from San Marcos, in the center of the state, to the shy little town of Seadrift on the Gulf Coast. There is no prize money for the winners; just Texas-size bragging rights for the finishers.” Larry Rice, in July 2009 Canoe & Kayak Magazine

Number 1: To walk the El Camino De Santiago - To become truly humble - 10 - 20 days - ~500km

El Camino de Santiago de Compostela (in English: The Way of St. James) is a network of routes across Spain and Europe which all lead to Santiago de Compostela, in the northwest of Spain. In the Middle Ages, these routes were walked as a pilgrimage to the tomb of the apostle St. James. Nowadays, tens of thousands walk or cycle the Camino de Santiago every year in an epic journey of 500 miles. People from all over the world with all kinds of motivations: sport, culture, religion, nature, adventure etc., travel El Camino de Santiago, or parts of it, in a lifetime experience. El Camino de Santiago has been declared World Heritage by UNESCO and the First European Cultural Itinerary. The above information was gathered from: My own thoughts: I want to do this with my daughter. She is 3 now so maybe when she is 16 and drives me crazy with her teenage angst and needs to be brought back to reality with a little bit of humbleness. Have you ever walked the Camino? What did you think? Any good links or tips are greatly appreciated for prep!